Austen as art...

Jane Austen has always been popular, but is seeing an impressive resurgence in recent years, most notably in film and updates of her novels. Professor Deborah Kaplan writes an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education about the cultural hierarchy of "Austenmania" and studying Austen's works in the very different light of the 20th century. I like this essay by a Geneseo professor which discusses how to read Jane Austen for students new to Austen and her works.